Matthew Epps, MAcOM

NyonAcupuncture.com

Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nyon since 2004.

mindfulness

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Your Brain is Inventing You: 4 Scientific Truths That Redefine Reality

Your Brain is Inventing You: 4 Scientific Truths That Redefine Reality

October 23, 2025

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Do you believe you see the world as it truly is? Do you think you know why you feel happy or angry? For centuries, we’ve operated under the assumption that our senses are clear windows to the world and our emotions are primal, universal reactions. But modern neuroscience is dismantling these fundamental beliefs, revealing a… Continue reading Your Brain is Inventing You: 4 Scientific Truths That Redefine Reality

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Qi and the Science of Interoception: Ancient Pathways to Modern Awareness

October 20, 2025

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In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the concept of Qi (氣) represents far more than a mystical life force. It is a language of continuity—a way to describe how breath, emotion, food, and the natural world move through and connect all living things. Recent neuroscience, meanwhile, is beginning to rediscover this internal awareness under a new… Continue reading Qi and the Science of Interoception: Ancient Pathways to Modern Awareness

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